The last few weeks of the year can be difficult with so much to achieve. New Year’s Eve will be different this year, and so can your resolutions! We all want to be fit and healthy so if you have spent 2020 falling off the bandwagon, let’s end the year with a bang. Let me know @efruithandler on Instagram how you are doing and we can ride this challenge together. Yes, you are not alone and I want you to live your best life. Follow these suggestions:

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1) include 2 fruits and 5 veggies every day!

2) Maintain a gap of 4 hours between dinner and bedtime.

3) Wake up, go on a mat or use a towel and do a 20 minute stretch and 10 minute meditation.

4) Maintain a journal, food, water, walks, and your feelings!

5) Drink herbal teas especially to replace coffee, soda, drinks.

6) Fast for 13-14 hours after dinner to try intermittent fasting with only water and tea.

7) Sleep 8 hours or more for overall well being.

8) See your doctor for a health screening, blood work if needed, and any pains you are having.

9) Pamper yourself! Reward yourself! Buy something @target like a mat, @nike sneaks, @lululemon outfit, take a #funrun break, phone a friend!

10) Count your blessings. Say I am grateful for _________________________

I am grateful for you and my family, the yoga community, and love! Namaste, Eileen <3

Challenge yourself to a new fitness plan! Just because gyms closed is No excuse to stop working on your health and well-being. As you wake up, stretch in bed and you'll yourself up to a sit up. Place one hand behind your head and pulse to the opposite side. Switch hands and pulse up and back seven-10 times. As you rise up, press your heels into the earth, and stretch your arms up to the sky; be able to balance and not tip forward. This is very important as we age so that equilibrium is the focus and we don't fall.

Use books or containers in place of weights. You can do reps for your biceps and triceps at home by curling your arms and raising books overhead for pull downs. Do not use anything too big or heavy. If you walk and like nature like me, you can find two equally sized rocks or branches and lift them as you walk. By adding new muscle groups you will see the change in a week or two. A few yoga poses near a tree or wall for support can make you feel at peace and strong. Stay mindful and be in the moment as well as grateful. Have fun!